Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 1075-2012 approved by Columbus City Council on June 4, 2012, authorized the Franklin County Municipal Court, Clerk of Court (“ Municipal Court Clerk”) to enter into a one year contract with four consecutive one year renewal options with CoreVault, Inc. for remote data back-up and recovery services.
These services provide data back-up, recovery from data loss, and a comprehensive disaster recovery system for viable data restoral for the Franklin County Municipal Court.
The company name was previously changed from CoreVault, Inc. to Dobson Technologies - IT Solutions, Inc. The W-9 was updated to reflect the name change; the federal employer identification number (FEIN) remained the same.
Ordinance 1124-2015 authorized the assignment of the contract from Dobson Technologies - It Solutions, Inc. (FEIN 32-0146646) to KeepItSafe, Inc. (FEIN 46-4821305).
This legislation authorizes the Municipal Court Clerk to modify and increase the existing contract in the amount of $12,000.00, and to enter into the fourth consecutive one year renewal option with KeepItSafe, Inc. in the amount of $116,400.00, for the provision of remote data back-up and recovery services for the Franklin County Municipal Court and to authorize an expenditure totaling $128,400.00. The additional funds are necessary due to an increase in the volume of data back-up.
Bid Information: The Municipal Court Clerk's Office solicited competitive bids through SA004290; bid opening 3/28/2012. Proposals were received from three companies. The proposals were reviewed by a committee and evaluated in accordance with the committee's criteria. CoreVault, Inc. achieved the highest score. In agreement with the committee, the Municipal Court Clerk awarded the bid to CoreVault, Inc.
Contracts:
Ordinance: 1075-2012; $86,753.28; EL012796
Ordinance: 1016-2013; $86,753.28; EL014330
Ordinance: 0302-2014; $86,753.28; EL015296
Ordinance: 1124-2015; $106,905.60; EL017117
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